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A Career in the Children’s,Women’s & Diagnostics Division
The UK’s most modern facilitiesand committed teams makeUHNM a great place to work.
University Hospitals of North MidlandsNHS Trust (UHNM) is one of thelargest and most modern in
the country.
We serve around three millionpeople and we’re highly regarded forour facilities, teaching and research.
The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient bedsacross sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford.
Our 11,700 strong workforce provideemergency treatment, planned operations andmedical care from the Royal Stoke UniversityHospital and the County Hospital at Stafford.
Our mission to provide the very best health careincludes recruiting the best people. Our goal is to bea world-class centre of achievement, where patientsreceive the highest standards of care and the best peoplecome to learn, work and research.
ABOUT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST
Employing WORLD-CLASSpeople will help deliver our HEALTH CARE VISION
Our goal is to be a world-class centre ofachievement, where patients receive thehighest standards of care and the bestpeople come to learn, work and research.
WE are a fast paced, dynamic andevolving organisation who canoffer a wealth of opportunities
to clinical and non-clinical staff interestedin a rewarding and varied career.
Excellent and safe patient care requirescommitment, compassion andcompetence.
Colleagues throughout UHNM have theseattributes in abundance and we arealways on the look-out for new talent tohelp us provide and develop world classservices. Our friendly staff will guaranteeyou a warm welcome.
We are proud to care not only for ourlocal populations in Stoke and Stafford,but for those from further afield who are
prepared to travel to our hospitals sothat they can benefit from the
high quality specialist surgery,research, treatment and
facilities available here.We are the specialist
centre for majortrauma for the
North Midlandsand North Wales.
Happy staffmake forhappypatients, andwith the helpof both wehave puttogether awide range ofdevelopmentand support
packages aimedat ensuring that
everyone has the
opportunity to fulfil their potential andmeet their aspirations as well as the toolsto provide great care.
Further improvements and investment aredue at both our major sites including newwards, renal dialysis and chemotherapyunits and orthopaedic theatre at CountyHospital and a fifth MRI scanner and twonew theatres at Stoke.
UHNM have now taken on responsibilityfor a number of beds at communityhospitals in Bradwell and Cheadle,offering further opportunities for thosewishing to work in a community settingas well as the acute sector, or across both.
Colleagues living locally enjoy thebenefits of the beautiful Staffordshirecountryside, access to the Peak District,fantastic transport links to major cities,excellent schools and lower than averagehousing costs.
If we sound like your kind of trust, we’dlove to hear from you.
WELCOME FROM THE EXECUTIVE TEAM
Our staff tell us howproud they are to work inthe NHS and how theyfeel able to contribute toimprovements at work.
EXCITING OPPORTUNITIESto join leading health care team
WE work closely with Staffordshireand Keele Universities to provideexcellent placements for students
here at the University Hospitals of NorthMidlands.
Purpose-built, modern facilities at theUniversity of Keele, Staffordshire Universityand UHNM sites attract the next generationsof doctors, nurses, radiographers, pharmacists,scientists and technologists to train and work atthe hospital.
The university’s medical school trains more than130 students in each of the five years of itsundergraduate programme. All third years studyat UHNM, many spend years four and five at thehospital, with some working in Shropshire.
Meanwhile, hundreds of midwives,radiographers, nurses, biomedical scientists,pharmacists, technicians and nursing assistantsacross a range of clinical specialties train at theuniversity and go on to work at the hospitals.
Modern innovative curriculums for all studentsmake the most of purpose-built facilities at boththe university campus and the hospitals. It’s partof a learning and training package which aimsto develop the very best clinicians, nursing andclinical staff and encourage them to stay andwork here.
There are lots of unique opportunities whiletraining at UHNM. A student-led volunteerscheme, Med-Path, has been developed in
partnership with the University Hospitals ofNorth Midlands Skills Academy, wherebymedical students are involved in deliveringactivities and developing opportunities withinlocal schools and colleges. UHNM has seen yearon year growth in clinical placements offered atthe hospital, with an amazing 41,000 dayscompleted and 200 qualified nurses andmidwives welcomed in 2014/15.
For our registered staff we continue to offer apreceptorship programme and we supported347 staff to undertake a degree or masters levelstudy to ensure we develop our workforce tomeet the changes in service delivery.
There are also well-subscribed courses forqualifications in pharmacy, radiography andbiomedical sciences.
HEALTH PROFESSIONALSOF THE FUTURElearn at centres in North Midlands
UHNM provides staff withopportunities to learnand develop their role. Aswell as updating skills todo their jobs withstatutory and mandatorylearning, staff can seeUHNM mentors whoencourage colleagues tolearn more with coursesin the workplace or inlocal colleges or trainingproviders.
The Trust’s HealthcareCareers and SkillsAcademy is the home ofthe OrganisationalDevelopment Team whooffer a wide range ofservices to support teamsto achieve their aims andambitions.
These opportunities startfrom day 1.Comprehensive careersupport is on offer with anumber of availableroutes into UHNMincluding apprenticeships,work experience, Prince’sTrust programmes and amultitude of NVQsincluding BusinessAdministration,Healthcare Support,Management andPharmacy.
Staff are fully supportedthrough theseprogrammes as the teamoffer advice and skillsaimed at equipping talentfor the future.
It doesn’t stop there! Asan employee of UHNMyou can expect on-goinglearning anddevelopment, includingLeadership Development,Mentoring and Coaching,Customer Care forpatients and a number ofother courses to boostskills and create excitingdevelopmentopportunities for all.
Opportunityfor all Trustemployeesto upskill
State-of-the-art facilitiesat the on-site Clinical
Education Centre.
LEARNING, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
THOUSANDS of patients sign up totake part in ground-breakingresearch projects that put UHNM at
the heart of developing healthtechnologies of the future.
Our thriving Research and Developmentdepartment strives to provide highquality, pioneering research at every stage of patient care. A core part ofthe NHS is creating a culture ofinnovation and giving patientsthe opportunity to get involvedin all aspects of research.
More than 3,500 patientsper year are recruited intostudies lead byinternationallyrenowned researchersat the UHNM to aid ina variety of areasincluding stroke,cancer, neurology,imaging andrespiratory medicine.
Within the department,research nurses,radiographers,pharmacists and midwives
work alongside clinicians, multidisciplinaryteams and support services to identifypotential research participants, discusstrials with patients and provide carethroughout the studies.
Ranked in the top 15 per cent of research
active trusts, UHNM works in partnershipwith Keele University to deliver studiesthat can help patients all over the world.
Keele’s position as a leading university forcutting-edge research has beenconfirmed by the UK-wide ResearchExcellence Framework (REF), whichassesses the quality of studies in highereducation institutions in the UK.
The REF results revealed that 97 percent of the University's research
is classified as world leadingand of international
importance and withfurther academicinvestment, the UHNMaims to become anationally recognisedCentre of Excellencefor health-relatedresearch by 2018.
The Children’s,Women’s andDiagnostics Division(CWD) has a medicalresearch leadunderpinned by a
group of enthustasticresearch leads to progress
our strategy.
EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION
PhD research studentAbigail Rutter usingSIFT-MS breath analysisequipment with samplesof exhaled breath in bags.
Research programme shapes theDEVELOPMENT OF NEW CARE
Taking part inresearch hada positiveimpact onour lives.Patient involved in UHNMresearch programme
ABOUT NURSING
Chief Nurse Liz Rix explained that nurses wereat the heart of the Trust’s ambition to become aworld class provider of health services.
She said: “The nursing profession willalways face challenges both locally andnationally. By working as a team andthrough consistent delivery ofstrong nursing leadership at everylevel of the organisation, we areconfident that we will succeedin becoming a top performingTrust.
“We are passionate aboutmaking lives better. We arededicated to clinicalexcellence, inspiring andsupporting our nurses andputting our patients at theheart of everything we do.We would love you to bepart of our team. If you arepassionate, caring andenthusiastic, come and joinus.”
Nurse bankThe nurse bank offers theopportunity for people to workflexibly in services across the Trust.
Thousands of nurses and nursing assistants are employed at theRoyal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, Stafford,across four divisions – Surgery, Medicine, Specialised Services aswell as Children’s, Women’s and Diagnostics.
The medical division alone employs more than 1,000 full timenurses and over 500 nursing assistants at both hospitals.
We are passionate aboutmaking lives better.
Nurses at the heart of Trust’s‘world class’ ambition
ABOUT ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSION
Nutrition and Dieteticsis a well-establishedservice at theUniversity Hospital ofNorth Midlands. Thereare over 45 dietitiansworking for the hospitals whichinclude Royal Stoke University Hospitaland County Hospital.
We also have a service levelagreement with the local MentalHealth Trust and we support a varietyof Outpatient Clinics, domiciliaryvisits, dialysis centres and outreachwork for some dietetic specialities.
The dietetics team here is forwardthinking, vibrant and hard workingwith an ethos of doing our best forpeople using our services. Specialityteams include paediatrics, acutemedicine and surgery, community forGeneral practice clinics, MentalHealth, Learning disabilities, nutritionsupport, trauma, bariatrics and renaldietetics. Each of these teams alsohas specialities within themdeveloping a high level of expertise.
The department trains studentdietitians, taking students formCoventry University for A, B and C
placements and enjoys a high rate ofstudent satisfaction.
The dietetic teams working here arekeen to be involved in any aspect ofnutrition and embed the nutritioninfra-structure of the Trust includingnutrition support initiatives, Hospitalfood initiatives and Staff well-being.There is a continual drive with a rangeof colleagues from other professionsto improve nutrition standards in ourhospitals; our aim is to be the bestand staff are encouraged to developtheir potential with support ofcolleagues.
The Trust has busy research and auditdepartments supporting AHP’s to gaina better understanding of theprocesses involved and helping theseto be translated into practice an thereare opportunities to present nationally/internationally as well as inputting in toNICE Guidance and British Dieteticpublications.
Nutrition and Dietetics
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy UHNM Therapies comprising bothPhysiotherapy and Occupational Therapyare the second and third largest AHPprofessional groups respectively with over200 staff currently working across theRoyal Stoke and County sites.
We cover the full range of specialitiesmaking us one of the most attractiveemployers of therapy staff, in particularnewly qualified. We offer experience inthe general areas of respiratory,musculoskeletal and neurology and offer awide range of speciality rotations. We areable to offer opportunities for staff togrow and develop their careers in astimulating and forward thinking service.This gives them the foundations to enablethem to take on more senior roles in andoutside of the service and organisation.
Our Therapists have a major contributionto make in delivering quality health care.Their role is invaluable in achieving rapidand best outcomes for patients andtherapists are recognised within the Trustas invaluable and key members of themultidisciplinary team.
We are the local clinical educationprovider for both Physiotherapy andOccupational Therapy undergraduates andhave a productive partnership with Keele,Coventry and Derby Universities. We havegained national and internationalrecognition for service improvement andfor being front runners in leadingtransformational change and our staffhave presented at conferences and goodpractice workshops.
Our therapists at UHNM are innovative,committed and hardworking.
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
AT the Royal Stoke site eightmajor development projects areunderway costing £35 million.
A new 28 bedded ward with 12 singlebed side rooms has already beencreated, a new-build extension hasgiven the Critical Care Unit 12 morebeds, the Springfield building hasundergone a major refurbishment andoffices have been moved to give thePathology labs more space followingcentralisation.
We are planning to deliver moreinpatient beds for oncology, two newwards and two modular theatres,
another 28 bedded ward with 12 single siderooms and a new two storey extensionfor two MRI scanners.
County Hospital in Stafford isbenefitting from an investment of £25million on 16 projects with a scheduledcompletion date of March 2017.
Already delivered at County Hospital arenew ultrasound facilities and midwife-led birthing rooms in the MidwiferyUnit, a children’s assessment andemergency centre, an MRI scanner andan ultraclean theatre with lay up room.
The remaining projects are due on
stream during the next 18 months andinclude essential fire safety work, phaseone of a 12 station renal dialysis unitand phased improvements to theemergency department and outpatients.
2016 will see work start on a cateringinitiative, phase two of the 12 stationrenal dialysis unit, the creation of adedicated chemotherapy unit, theatrerefurbishment and endoscopyimprovements.
Work starts in 2016 on a revamp of fivewards which will continue into 2017when the second phase of essential firesafety work takes place.
Significant development is ongoing at Royal Stoke, left,
and County Hospital, next page.
£60million commitment to invest inFACILITIES ACROSS HOSPITALS
Artist’s impressions of some of the new facilities to be provided at the Trust.
Additional bedspace has been
provided atUHNM.
NORTH Staffordshire ishome to world-famousproducers of the mostbeautiful china, and iswidely-known as one ofthe friendliest cities in thecountry.
It boasts award-winningparks, museums, fivetheatres, mainstream andspecial interest shoppingcentres and a vibrant nightlife.
Staffordshire Moorlandsmarket towns and beautifulvillages are a short driveaway, as is the Peak DistrictNational Park – a mecca forwalkers. For thrillseekers,the popular Alton Towerstheme park is a 30 minutedrive away.
Housing across the area isplentiful and affordablewhile road and rail linksincluding the M6 and theWest Coast Main Linemean Manchester andBirmingham are less thanan hour away.
The main line service toLondon links the area withthe capital in 90 minutes.
With three internationalairports within a 50 mileradius, travelling abroadcould not be easier.
AS a forward thinking and progressiveemployer we aim to make sure youget the rewards your hard work
deserves to make your working life easier andyour personal life more rewarding.
We don’t just give you a salary and paidholidays – we also have an extensive supportnetwork and offer training to help youmaintain your professional registration whileimproving your skills as you look to advance.
When you join us, your package will include:
Pension: the NHS is one of very fewemployers still offering a retirement packagebased on either your final salary or apercentage of your pay over your wholecareer.
Pay: incremental scales subject to annualreview and based on your responsibilities and skills.
Holidays: at least 27 days’ holiday a year,rising when employment milestones arereached. Holiday minimums exclude BankHolidays which are given over and above.
Childcare Support: flexible working patterns.
Flexibility: scope for part-time working, jobsharing, term-time working as well asevening, weekend work and career breaks.
Carer Support: flexible working and specialleave policies.
Training: full or part-time learningopportunities to help you realise your potential.
Equality and Diversity: we make positiveefforts to recruit from the many diversesections of society to ensure all staff aretreated fairly.
NHS Discounts: from local and nationalcompanies.
Potteriesarea has somany greatattractions
TO deliver high quality patient care, theNHS needs staff that are healthy, well andat work. Looking after the health andwellbeing of our staff directly contributesto the delivery of quality patient care.
We have a range of wellbeing initiativesto support our staff including a healthand wellbeing programme, wellbeingcourses, staff support services and healthpromotion activities.
● The Royal Stoke choir and orchestrawelcome people of all abilities to join up andsing or play along. The orchestra plays aminimum of five concerts per year includingChristmas Carol events and summer cabarets.They rehearse every Thursday from 7pm until9pm at the Newcastle Baptist Church. Choirrehearsals take place every Tuesday from 6pmuntil 8pm at the Healthcare Careers and SkillsAcademy.
Supporting and promoting good health and wellbeing
Working life improved byPACKAGE OF BENEFITS
WHY CHOOSE UHNM?
ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S, WOMEN’S & DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION
The Children’s, Women’s & DiagnosticsDivision consists of eight directorates:
Imaging, Pathology, Pharmacy,Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ChildHealth, Outpatients, BereavementServices and Clinical Technology.
With more than 2,300 staff and abudget of more than £130million theDivision has state-of-the-artequipment and is highly-accreditedwith a record of achievement atvarious national awards. Our clinicalservices are supported by a strongmanagement team who co-ordinate,support and develop our clinicalservice development. CWD issupported by specialists in finance,human resources, strategy, planningand clinical excellence.
A range of careers are available withinthe Division as we seek enthusiastic,caring individuals who want to be partof a great team.
Divisional Chair Melissa Hubbard said:“We are a diverse Division and closeteam pursuing the Trust’s vision tobecome a world class provider ofhealth services.
“Our ethos is to recruit excellent teammembers who put the patient first ineverything that they do.”
Child Health Directorate
The Children’s Centre – Cheethams – hasbeen providing healthcare for NorthStaffordshire’s children for generationsand is now based inside the new RoyalStoke University Hospital main building.The Neonatal Unit, also part of theDirectorate, is based in the Maternitycentre.
Children’s care is also provided at theCounty Hospital, Stafford, which houses aChildren’s Outpatient Department and
Assessment Unit within the Children’sEmergency Centre. At Stoke there is anIntensive Care Unit, wards and adedicated Children’s Outpatient area andCommunity Paediatrics.
A team of over 450 staff, includingdoctors, nurses, clinical support andadministration staff, work together toensure that the young patients and theirfamilies have everything they need to feelas welcome and comfortable as possible.
With its Children’s Assessment Unit andA&E, as well as wards and an
outpatients area, the Centre hasa reputation for providing
first-class health services fora common childhood
injuries and conditions.
Care is delivered inthe following areas:
Children’sIntensive CareUnit
Neonatal Unit
Children’sAssessmentUnit
Children’s A&E
Children’s Outpatient Department
Ward 216, Medicine, HighDependency
Ward 217, Medicine includingOncology and Oncology Day Case
Ward 218, Day Case and Surgery
Specialist treatment is provided in anumber of areas including allergy, gastro,cystic fibrosis, oncology, diabetes, renaland respiratory medicine. We haveambitions to develop a Children’s Hospitalwithin a Hospital to align the Royal Stokewith others such as Great Ormond Streetand Alder Hey in Liverpool. We alsoaspire to develop a Ronald McDonaldHouse in the foreseeable future.
As well as a dedicated team of paediatricdoctors and nurses, support is provided bydieticians, physiotherapists, play specialistsand a schoolteacher. A suite of roomssleeping two each with en-suite facilities iscentrally located to allow parents to stayclose to their children while they are beingcared for in the Children’s Intensive Careand Neonatal Units.
The Imaging Directorate atUHNM is the fourth largestservice in the country,employing more than 500staff including 48consultants, 20 specialistregistrars, 20 members ofnursing staff and 170radiographers.
Using state-of-the-artimaging equipment itprovides a comprehensivediagnostic andinterventional radiologicalservice to all specialitieswithin the Trust and tertiarycatchment, completing morethan 500,000 examinationsin 2014 and achievingImaging ServicesAccreditation Schemestandards.
The imaging facilities are almost allbased within the main hospitalcomplex on the Royal Stoke UniversityHospital site and at the CountyHospital in Stafford, with smallerdepartments situated within thePotteries conurbation.
The department at the Royal Stokeincludes inpatient and outpatientaccommodation for imaging, whilefive community hospitals contribute toplain film and ultrasound serviceslinked by electronic image transfer(PACS) to the main departments.
The services include:
Plain radiography
Ultrasound
Interventional procedures includingBiliary
Neurovascular Intervention
Mammography – screening andsymptomatic
Angiography
Computerised Tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PET/CT
Nuclear Medicine
The Directorate undertakes severalexaminations as a specialist centrewithin the region, including CardiacMRI, CTC and Endoanal Ultrasound, aswell as being the hub for complexVascular Interventional procedures.
The Outpatient Directorate isresponsible for the management,administration and provision of nursingcare in all medical and surgical clinics atthe Royal Stoke and County Hospitals.
With 109 consulting, 47 specialist, ninetreatment and seven counselling roomsall situated on the ground and firstfloors of the main building, the RoyalStoke sees more than 600,000 patientseach year.
In addition to these rooms, there aretwo other areas of Neurophysiologyand the Emergency Eye Clinic.
County Hospital sees 150,000 patientsper year and currently has 34outpatient clinic rooms, which willsoon be undergoing a fullrefurbishment.
The Directorate employs a total of 130administrative staff and 58 nurses andnursing assistants who deliver highquality care to patients.
A range of training and developmentopportunities are available for staff,including NVQ and aspiringprogrammes, degree pathways andcustomer care training.
Outpatient Directorate
Imaging Directorate
ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S, WOMEN’S & DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION
With more than 450 staff theObstetrics & Gynaecology Directorateprovides elective and emergencyinpatient, outpatient, and ambulatorycare for women of NorthStaffordshire and surrounding areasacross both hospital sites.
22 Consultants are supported byJunior Doctors in training, AdvancedNurse Practitioners and Clinical NurseSpecialists Administrative and Clericalstaff.
Our Gynaecology departmentprovides a range of sub-specialtiesincluding Gynaecological Oncology,Urodynamics and we are anaccredited Severe EndometriosisCentre.
All major and complex surgery takesplace at Royal Stoke where womenare cared for on a refurbished surgicalward.
Outpatients diagnostic and day casesurgery are offered on both hospitalsites providing women with theoption of having their care providedcloser to home.
We have opened communitygynaecology ‘one stop’ clinics which
has reduced the need for women toattend main hospital sites.
Maternity service moved into theMaternity Centre at Royal Stoke inApril 2009 and from here we providea full range of obstetric and midwifecare.
At the County Hospital we offeroutpatient and day case surgery, andprovide the option to deliver in a freestanding midwife birth centre.
Our Maternity services in NorthStaffordshire & surrounding areasdeliver 7,000 deliveries babies per
annum. We are one of the largestmaternity units in the UK whichmeans staff can specialise in a rangeof tertiary services not available atsmaller units.
The service achieved CNST level 3 in2013 and achieved 49 of the 50standards making it one of thehighest assessed maternity services in the country.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Directorate
Clinical Technology Directorate
The Directorate of Clinical Technologyprovides a comprehensive medicalequipment management and maintenanceservice to the University Hospitals of NorthMidlands and external healthcare bodies.Based at both the Royal Stoke UniversityHospital and County Hospital sites,multidisciplinary teams provide servicesacross the organisation and to other localhealthcare providers.
With 44 highly skilled engineers andtechnologists, the Directorate operatesfrom workshops and offices at both sites,some of which are located alongside keyclinical services such as theatres, renaland intensive care. Staff are employed inboth support and technical roles,including administration, data quality,team managers and various grades ofhealthcare scientists.
More than 60,000 jobs are undertaken bythe Directorate each year, providing acomprehensive equipment managementservice, ensuring that medical equipmentowned by the Trust is safe and availablefor use.
The Directorate consists ofthe following teamsoperating across bothUHNM sites and in thelocal and widerhealthcare economy:
Medical: providessupport to generalmedical equipment acrossall areas and specialities.
Critical Care: specialisttechnicians are embedded in Intensive Care Unit areas.
Renal: a dedicated teamsupporting the renal unit and home-patients.
Imaging: supporting Trust-wide imaging services.
Medical Gas and MechanicalWorkshops: support oxygen therapyequipment and provide mechanicalengineering service to the departmentand the Trust.
There are opportunities to develop byundertaking a part-time foundation degreealongside a work-based competencyprogramme in order to achieve practitionerlevel Healthcare Scientist status.
The role of the Pharmacy Directorate is to support the safe and effective useof medicines for all our patients.
The Directorate, which has facilities atboth the Royal Stoke and County sites,employs around 250 staff in rolesincluding pharmacists, technicians,pharmacy support workers, porters andclerical and administrative staff,
The Directorate is comprised of thefollowing departments:
Clinical Services
Clinical Information and ProcurementServices
Patient Services and Distribution
Technical Services and Clinical Trials
Medicines Information, ClinicalGovernance and Medicines Safety
The Directorate also hosts a teamresponsible for the roll out of theElectronic Prescribing and Administration(ePMA) system in the Trust.
Each year,over 700,000 items are dispensed topatients and the Pharmacy Procurementteam purchase drugs to the value ofmore than £30 million.
The dispensary at the Royal Stoke sitehas a state-of-the-art robotic dispensingsystem and a licensed asepticmanufacturing unit that produceshighly specialised medicines, includingcytotoxic (chemotherapy) infusions andparenteral nutrition feeds.
For the last two years, teams from thedirectorate have been finalists in theHealth Service Journal awards in theWorkforce Efficiency and Outsourcingcategories.
Each year, the Directorate take on pre-registration pharmacists andtechnicians, and a range of training anddevelopment opportunities areavailable – including a Step Trainingprogramme for junior pharmacists aswell as e-Learning training packages.
To find out more watch our video athttps://vimeo.com/102345970
Pathology Directorate
With a dedicated workforce ofaround 440 staff including 20Consultant Pathologists, ChemicalPathologists and Microbiologists,the Directorate of Pathologyprovides a comprehensive diagnosticand treatment monitoring servicethroughout the West Midlands.
Cutting-edge technology is used tosupport and deliver services to itsusers and results are reported viasecure electronic links. TheDirectorate analyses more thanthree million samples per year,which equates to 20 million tests,making it one of the largestPathology providers in the country.
The new facilities based at the RoyalStoke University Hospital include anexcellent purpose built laboratorywhich sits alongside other clinicalservices, multidisciplinary meetingrooms and a new mortuary.
The Directorate comprises of thefollowing departments:
Cytology
Haematology and Blood Transfusion
Clinical Biochemistry
Histopathology
Microbiology(Bacteriology and Virology)
Immunology
Mortuary
Haematology, Immunology andClinical Biochemistry operate as acombined Blood Sciences laboratory,with around 110 technical, clericaland medical staff working togetherto process more than 2.5 millionsamples per year. Incidentally theBlood Sciences laboratory was onlythe second in the UK to install aSiemens Aptio automation track.
All departments hold ClinicalPathology Accreditation (CPA) andare working towards UnitedKingdom Accreditation Service(UKAS) accreditation. Pathologyundertakes active research underthe leadership and direction ofProfessor Tony Fryer.
The Directorate undertakes andoperates patient facing services,examples of which includePhlebotomy, and Anti-coagulantManagement.
Pharmacy Directorate
Bereavement Services
There is a dedicated team ofBereavement Officers on both RoyalStoke and County Hospital sites.
Sadly some patients are at the end oftheir lives, and all our staff do theirvery best to make them as comfortableas possible, and provide emotional
support at a difficult time. But ourwork doesn’t end there.
When a patient dies, our BereavementServices Team steps in to support andoffer guidance to families and friendswith the inevitable practical issuessurrounding a death.
ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S, WOMEN’S & DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION
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ABOUT THE ROLE ON OFFER
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: Full Time Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist
Grade: Consultant
Accountable to: Clinical Director of Imaging
Responsible to: Clinical Director of Imaging, Directorate Manager of Imaging and
Professional Head.
Programmed
activities:
See work programme below
Directorate: Imaging
Work base: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Key
Relationships:
Other
Relationships:
Clinical Director/Imaging Directorate Manager/Imaging Professional Head Modality Leads Advanced Practitioners Radiologists Radiographers Nursing, clerical staff and other staff working in the Imaging Directorate Referring Clinicians and Nursing staff throughout UHNM Divisional Management Team MSK Services
Medical Physics Finance Human Resources Keele University Staff Equipment Manufacturers Independent sector service providers Regulatory and Inspection bodies ISAS - UKAS
Job Purpose
To actively engage and provide clinical leadership in developing musculoskeletal radiology
services. Deliver high quality responsive radiology support as per agreed job plan.
ABOUT THE ROLE ON OFFER
The Post
Full-time, Permanent Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist at the University Hospital of
North Midlands NHS Trust
We aim to provide first class patient care, and to that end a significant degree of subspecialisation
has occurred within the imaging department. We have also tried to achieve an equitable division of
workload between all the consultants.
Musculoskeletal Imaging
The appointee will join a team of 5.5 wte existing Consultant MSK Radiologists providing diagnostic
and intervention services to Trauma & Orthopaedics, Spine and Rheumatology Directorates.
University Hospital of North Midlands was awarded Major Trauma Centre status in March 2012.
Each year, over 1,000 patients are admitted with serious injuries, including up to 300 that are
classified as having suffered severe trauma. UHNM acts as a tertiary centre for the wider population
of 2.25 million in the North West Midlands and North Wales.
UHNM is a tertiary referral centre for Trauma and Orthopaedics, supported by a team of 26 Orthopaedic
surgeons, draining a population of approximately 1.5 million from Shropshire, Staffordshire, South
Cheshire and Wolverhampton. The spinal team has 7 dedicated Spine surgeons providing all aspects of
spinal services including deformity correction, oncology surgery and trauma. There is a huge demand for
MSK intervention services from these directorates for procedures like Image guided injections, biopsies,
nerve root blocks and vertebroplasty and the new appointee is expected to contribute to this type of work
including arthrography/myelopgraphy.
The Haywood Hospital has specialist services for rheumatology and rehabilitation and services. The
Rheumatology centre at the Haywood Hospital currently welcomes patients from North Staffordshire,
Derbyshire and Cheshire. The catchment area has a population of over 500,000 patients. The Haywood
hospital is a centre of excellence and has an active research team known nationally and internationally
for its work. It has 14 Rheumatology consultants including Professor of Community Rheumatology.
At UHNM the MSK radiologists work closely with their colleagues in the Surgical and Rheumatology
Directorate through Multi-Disciplinary team meetings. Currently Spine, Rheumatology, Orthopaedic and
Tumour MDTMs are in place and there is a rota for lead radiologist for each of them.
The appointed radiologist would be expected to contribute to the 2017/18 service improvement
programme by participating in:
A Consultant of the day (COD) service for MSK
Seven day working
Skill mix, training more Radiographers as required and supporting existing advanced practitioners
Skill mix is well established within MSK and currently we have large number of advanced practitioners,
including 3 Consultant Radiographers who report plain films including axial skeleton and paediatrics. We
also have two trained sonographers performing MSK ultrasounds and a radiographer reporting Knee and
spine MRI exams. There is a robust programme of clinical governance by regular audit of clinical
practice.
ABOUT THE ROLE ON OFFER
The successful candidate would be expected to provide:
DCC -
1 session of diagnostic USS – approximately 560 exams a year
1 session of interventional USS – approximately 240 interventions a year
1 Session of CT including CT guided intervention
2.5 session of MRI Reporting this includes Consultant of the Day duties and vetting of requests
1.0 Fluoroscopy Session including guided injections and arthrography
1.5 Session Plain Films
2 sessions are provided to support the clinical work and revalidations activity
This time includes checking exams done by trainees / advanced practitioners and MDTM
0.25 Saturday rota working 12pm to 6pm on a 1:8 frequency
10.5 PA’s
General Provisions
The appointee will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the Imaging Service and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution of management. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the appointee will be expected to observe the Unit’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust. In particular, where the appointee is involved in the management of employees of the Trust, he/she will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures. The appointee will be expected to make sure there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of his/her patients to be able to contact him or her when necessary.
All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with regional and appropriate Trust Health and Safety policies. The appointee will have responsibility for the training and supervision of junior medical staff who work with him/her and will be expected to devote time to this activity on a regular basis.
If appropriate, the appointee will be named in the contracts of doctors in training grades as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice to such doctors on their careers.
Resources
Clinical and non-clinical staff as described earlier.
The Directorate Management Team: The Directorate Management team comprises of a Clinical
Director, Directorate Manager and Imaging Professional Head; Associate Directorate Manager as well
as Modality Lead Superintendents.
The Imaging Directorate Manager takes the lead in operational activities and is responsible to the
Clinical Director. The Imaging Professional Head is responsible for the governance, quality, health
and safety within the Imaging Directorate and is also responsible to the Clinical Director.
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Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Duties
The appointee will contribute to the MSK Radiology Service and improvement of standards wherever possible. Clinical Colleagues in other specialities must be kept informed of the role of imaging in diagnosis, management and treatment. Diagnosis and treatment of patients occupying accommodation made available under section 58, 65, and 66 of the National Health Act 1977, insofar as such patients have not made private arrangements for such treatment under section 65(2) of the Act.
Participation in professional audit and continuing professional development
It is a requirement of the post that post-holders comply with Trust policies and procedures, have (and maintain) GMC registration / licensing and participate in a formal CPD programme (The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities).
Initiate and participate in research and audit programmes in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. Manage own programme of continuing professional development to meet own needs within the requirements of the Royal College. Discrepancy meetings are held on a two-monthly basis for discussion of diagnostic discrepancies. The post holder is required to attend these meetings.
Appraisal and Revalidation
The post-holders must also participate in job planning, regular medical audit and in annual appraisal with one of the trained appraisers within the Trust. Job planning will take place on an annual basis and it is the responsibility of the clinical director and directorate manager to ensure that job planning takes place.
IQA and EQA
To participate in internal and external quality assurance programmes as appropriate.
Clinical governance
To have responsibility for a commitment to maintaining a high quality service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit based against clinical relevant standards. In addition individual staff have a major role in suggesting and implementing improvement to services and in exercising professional responsibility for both themselves and their peers within an open ‘no blame’ culture.
Managerial Duties
Opportunities for a higher managerial role within Imaging may be available to an interested candidate. A clinical lead for MSK is in place, however, lead positions are usually 3 year tenures and are reviewed as part of the consultant appraisal process.
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Work with colleagues to manage the daily business of the Directorate and to develop the service in accordance with the Trust’s strategic direction. Taking part in meetings and other activities as agreed with the Clinical Directorate. Managerial duties will include managing resources, preparation of business plans, service re-design as required.
Financial Management
You will operate value for money measures within the constraints of the departmental budget ensuring quality and patient care is not compromised. Follow due process when implementing new services or altered pathways to ensure any financial implications are considered. The Imaging Directorate budget is over £30.0 million.
Teaching Duties
To be actively involved, along with consultant colleagues, in the training of junior medical staff and Radiographic staff.
Work Programme
As required under Paragraphs 30a of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the list of duties must be supported by a work programme, including a weekly timetable of fixed commitments. Work with colleagues to provide cover in the absence of others in accordance with Directorate arrangements. The Radiology Department delivers a 6 day service. The applicant will be expected to contribute to this rota as a 6 hour shift on a 1:8 frequency equating to 0.25 PA’s We are working towards 7 day services and the post holder will be expected to actively engage in developing this. Review of the Job Plan
This Job Plan is subject to review once a year by you and the Clinical Director, and ultimately, the Medical Director. For this purpose, both you and the Clinical Director should have a copy of the current job plan including an up to-date work programme, and relevant departmental statistical information (preferably over a 12 month period), together with note(s) - provided by either side - of any new or proposed service or other developments. Local procedures must be followed if it is not possible to agree a job plan, either immediately or at an annual review. These procedures may culminate in an appeal to the Trust Board.
Work with colleagues to provide cover in the absence of others in accordance with Directorate arrangements.
Education
UHNM is proud to be an institution that delivers high quality education and supervision of medical undergraduate students and postgraduate trainees. It is expected that consultants and other permanent members of staff will contribute to education in the normal course of their duties. If this contribution exceeds the norm then it is anticipated this will be acknowledged by appropriate changes in job planning and honorary contract status with Keele.
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Research
It is anticipated that consultants will engage in and support research and enrolment of patients into clinical trials with professional development in these areas being reflected in job plans as appropriate.
Personal/Professional Development
To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve your professional knowledge and competence. To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trust’s appraisal process. Participation in a CPD accrual scheme is expected.
Health and Safety
To take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work. To co-operate with the Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and departmental health and safety rules are adhered to.
Confidentiality
To ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times and that data belonging to the Trust is
protected.
Equality and Diversity
To promote equality and diversity in your working life ensuring that all the staff you work with feel valued and treated in a fair and equitable manner.
Statutory and Mandatory training
To ensure that you keep fully up to date with the UHNM statutory and mandatory training
schedule.
Infection Control
Infection Control is everyone’s responsibility. All staff, both clinical and non-clinical, are required to adhere to the Trusts’ Infection Prevention and Control Policies and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection control at all times thereby reducing the burden of healthcare associated infections including MRSA. All staff employed by the UHNM Trust have the following key responsibilities:
Staff must wash their hands or use alcohol gel on entry and exit from all clinical areas
and between each patient contact.
Staff members have a duty to attend mandatory infection control training provided for
them by the Trust.
Staff members who develop recurrent skin and soft tissue infections and other infections that may be transmittable to patients have a duty to contact Occupational Health.
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Safeguarding Children and Young People
All staff are responsible for ensuring that they are familiar with and adhere to the Trusts Safeguarding Children procedures and guidelines. All health professionals who come into contact with children, parents and carers in the course of their work have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people up to the age of 18 years of age as directed by the Children’s Act 1989/2004. Health professionals also have a responsibility even when the health professional does not work directly with a child but may be seeing their parent, carer or other significant adult. All staff are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and undertake any additional training in relation to safeguarding relevant to their role.
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PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
CRITERIA FOR
SELECTION
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
DESIRABLE ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications: Full registration with the GMC and on/eligible for
entry on the specialist register within 6 months.
Higher Degree
Clinical
Experience:
Level 1 MSK training, 2010 RCR curriculum. Experience in clinical audit.
Fellowship in MSK Radiology or evidence of higher specialist MSK training.
Professional
and Multi-
disciplinary
Team Working:
Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within
a team.
Management
and
Administrative
Experience:
Ability to organise and prioritise workload
effectively.
Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound
judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary
team, balancing departmental and personal
objectives.
Able to support the Clinical Director of Imaging.
Management Experience
Clinical
Effectiveness:
Experience of conducting clinical audit.
Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to
support decision-making.
Teaching and
Training
Experience:
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical staff and
students, and other disciplines.
The ability to appraise junior
doctors and other staff.
Training in medical education.
Research,
Innovation and
Service
Improvement
Experience:
Ability to apply research outcomes to
clinical problems.
An awareness of current speciality
specific developments, initiatives and issues.
Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Publications in relevant
peer-reviewed journals in the
last five years.
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CRITERIA FOR
SELECTION
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS DESIRABLE ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
Personal
Attributes:
Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work
under pressure.
An enquiring and critical approach to work.
Caring attitude to patients.
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues,
patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and
agencies.
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and
Professional Development.
Ability to liaise tactfully with clinical referrers.
Other
Requirements:
Appropriate Immigration Status
(where appropriate).
An understanding of the current NHS environment,
particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and
issues.
Personal
Circumstances
Ability and means to travel Residence within
10 miles or 30 minutes of base (upon appointment to
post).
To be accessible by public telephone for on call
duties.
Able to participate in a 1:8 Saturday rota 12 –
6pm
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WORK PROGRAMME – JOB PLAN
Day and
Session
Activity
INDICATIVE ROTA Category/Location
Number of Programmed
Activities
DCC SPA
Monday
AM
PM
09.00 – 13.00 Ultrasound
12.00 – 13.00 Ortho MDT
(alternate weeks)
13.00 – 17.00 PF Reporting
Haywood
1.00
1.00
Tuesday AM
PM
09.00 – 13.00 Ultrasound including
injections
13.00 – 15.00 Plain film reporting
15.00 – 17.00 MRI Reporting
UHNM - Royal
UHNM - Royal
1.00
1.00
Wednesday AM
PM
09.00 – 13.00 SPA
13.00 – 17.00 Fluoro
UHNM - Royal
UHNM- Royal
1.00
1.00
Thursday AM
PM
09.00 – 13.00 SPA
13.00 – 17.00 MRI
County 1.00
1.00
Friday AM
PM
08.00 – 09.00 Spine MDT
(alternate weeks)
09.00 – 13.00 Intervention plus CT
13.00 – 17.00 MRI
UHNM - Royal
0.125
1.00
1.00
Saturday PM 12.00 – 18:00
Saturday shift on a 1:8 rotational
basis
UHNM – Royal 0.25
Total 10.375
Predictable
Emergency
Work
None
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Total Direct Clinical Care P.A.s = 8.375
Total Supporting Prof Activity P.A.s = 2.0
Total P.A.s = 10.375
Additional on call supplement
RSH—Royal Stoke Hospital
DCC (Direct Clinical care)
SPA (Supporting Professional Activities)
PA (Programmed Activities
MAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The successful appointee will be employed by the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS
Trust, subject to national terms and conditions as per the Consultant Contract 2003 as amended
from time to time. Any changes to national terms and conditions determined at a local level are
subject to the Trust’s collective bargaining arrangements which include the Trust’s Local
Negotiating Committee for medical staffing issues.
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Tenure
The appointment is a substantive, whole time/part time position which, unless terminated, will be held
until retirement. The notice period is three months on either side. The appointment is subject to the
provisions of Schedule 14 of the Terms & Conditions.
Salary
The salary scale is as per the Terms & Conditions of Service as set out in the Consultant Contract
2003. The current scale is £76,761 rising to £103,490 per annum, for 10 programmed activities per
week. Any agreed extra programmed activities, and on-call requirement will be paid in addition to the
basic salary.
Pay progression will be on the anniversary of appointment and is subject to satisfactory participation
in annual appraisal, the completion of a job plan review and agreed personal objectives as set out in
Schedule 15 of the Terms and Conditions.
Starting salary will be determined according to the terms and conditions as per the Consultant
Contract 2003. Where a candidate has service in or outside the NHS which they feels should be taken
into account in determining the starting salary, this will be considered following the offer of
appointment by the AAC.
Annual Leave
Your annual leave entitlement is as per Schedule 18 of the Terms and Conditions. At least six weeks’
notice is required before taking annual leave.
Superannuation
This post is superannuable under the Health Service Superannuation Scheme.
Registration
You will be required to have full and specialist registration with a licence to practise with the GMC and
to provide a valid certificate annually.
Conditions of Employment The following conditions must be met before the Trust will confirm an offer of employment:
Verification of ID and Right to Work
All employees must provide the Trust with the following documentation to prove their ID and
eligibility to work in the UK: UK Passport
• UK Birth Certificate (if passport is unavailable)
• National Insurance evidence (P60 / recent payslip / P45)
• EEA (European Economic Area) Passport
• Residence permit issued by the Home Office or UKBA
• Driving Licence (ID card + counterpart)
• 2 addressed bills or statements (Bank / utility bill / phone bill)
Note: if you are a British citizen but do not hold a UK passport then we require a UK Birth Certificate
combined with National Insurance evidence
Disclosure and Barring Check: Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults
In accordance with Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, the Trust is required to seek
disclosure of criminal records when considering employing an individual who will be working with
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children or have regular contact with vulnerable adults. Disclosure will include checks on the
information held in the Police National Computer, local Police records and, where appropriate, lists
held by the Department of Health and the Department of Education and Employment. Disclosure
need not necessarily be a bar to obtaining the position you have applied for.
The information you provide and the Disclosure documents returned by the Disclosure and Barring
service (DBS) will be available only to those who need them as part of the recruitment process.
Disclosure documents will not be retained for longer than six months after the recruitment decision
has been made.
References
It is a condition of employment that references are provided which are acceptable to the Trust.
Health Screening
It is a condition of employment that all successful candidates undertake pre-employment screening
and are cleared before formal confirmation of the appointment is sent to candidates.
Professional Registration
The successful candidate is required to be registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
Membership of the approved Medical Defence/Protection Society is not a mandatory requirement for
the post but is strongly advisable.
Applications process
Formal applications should be made through our website www.jobs.nhs.uk
If there are any problems / queries please contact the recruitment department: 01782 671697 or email
Further information and visiting the Trust
The division welcomes applicants who wish to seek further information or visit. Please contact the
following to arrange a visit or for an informal discussion:
Dr Hefin Jones, Clinical Director of Imaging, on 01782 675861, e-mail [email protected]
Or
Dr Praveen Datta, Consultant Radiologist, on 01782 675861, e-mail [email protected]
